Translation of "Machine pour essai de choc à chute libre " (French → English) :

If cracks or tears which cannot be considered negligible appear during an impact test, a second, similar test, but with a height of fall of:

Machinery must be designed and constructed in such a way that the loads cannot creep dangerously or fall freely and unexpectedly, even in the event of partial or total failure of the power supply or when the operator stops operating the machine.

(c)the mechanisms of machinery must be so designed and constructed that the loads cannot creep dangerously of fall freely and unexpectedly, even in the event of partial or total failure of the power supply or when the operatior stops operating the machine;

If cracks or tears which cannot be considered negligible appear during an impact test, a second, similar test, but with a height of fall of:

If cracks or tears which cannot be considered negligible appear during an impact test, a second, similar test, but with a height of fall of:

7. They welcomed the fact that additional protocols to the agreements between the EFTA countries and the European Economic Community consequent on the accession of Spain and Portugal to the EC had now been signed, accelerating the suspension of EFTA countries' customs duties on products imported from Spain. 8. Ministers of the EFTA countries and Mr. Christophersen welcomed the new developments with regard to : - Technical barriers to trade, where : further substantial progress had recently been achieved in the negotiations concerning an exchange of information between the EC and the EFTA countries in the field of technical regulations, as a contribution to the prevention of barriers to trade in this field and it is hoped that an agreement ...[+++]will shortly be signed; it had been agreed to extend to certain new areas (safety of machines, electromagnetic compatibility, measuring instruments, telecommunication terminal equipment) the discussions currently under way between experts, with a view to the elimination of technical barriers to trade in specific sectors; it had been agreed that EC and EFTA experts should examine the common elements to be included in EFTA-EC mutual recognition agreements; the EC Commission would shortly be making recommendations to the EC Council concerning the general approach to be followed as regards testing and certification.